Have you ever heard of PC-over-IP (PCoIP)? PCoIP is a presentation protocol (much like RDP or ICA) introduced by Teradici. The difference in PC-over-IP is that it utilizes hardware chipsets on the server and client. This technology enables centralized desktops and supports high definition audio and video, transparent USB support, web cams, Bluetooth, VoIP, scanners, printers (including multi-function), etc. more...
Microsoft recently announced that starting September 1, 2008 "...customers will be able to move any of 41 Microsoft server applications between servers within a server farm as often as necessary without paying additional licensing fees, and they can take advantage of expanded specialized technical support." This licensing change makes it possible to reassign licenses from one server to another within a server farm as frequently as needed. more...
So, how do you backup virtual servers? Traditionally, there have been two main schools of thought on this. One is to think of the virtual machine as a physical machine and install a backup agent on the VM. Then, just select what you need backed up just as you would a physical machine. more...
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is not really a technology in and of itself. Really, VDI is a combination of technologies. You need hardware virtualization (like VMWare ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Citrix XenServer to name a few). You need some sort of application and/or presentation virtualization (like Citrix XenApp, Microsoft Terminal Services, Provision, etc.) to execute applications on the virtual desktops. You also need a remoting protocol such as RDP, ICA, or SPICE. more...
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